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A visit to the McPherren Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the McPherren Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McPherren Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McPherren Cemetery

Lat:   41.1489°   (41° 8' 56")

Lon:   -90.7262°   (-90° 43' 34")

The McPherren Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Aledo. Aledo lies just to the north northwest of the McPherren Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McPherren Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McPherren Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Candor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Candor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Candor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Candor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Aledo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brownlee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownlee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brownlee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Carnahan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carnahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carnahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Artz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Artz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • The Peniel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • The Peniel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peniel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #232402 <5>
  • Brick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brick Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • McClure Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Alexis.
    • The Norwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998078 <5>
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Belmont Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
      • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • The Belmont Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Belmont Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197896 <5>
    • Bridger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bridger Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Viola Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viola Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Viola Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Corns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corns Cemetery is located in Mercer County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McPherren Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McPherren Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sunbeam
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
  • Aledo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
    • Aledo is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <6>
  • Burgess
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Burgess is located in Mercer County
  • Seaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Mercer County
  • Gilchrist
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
    • Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
  • Shale City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
    • Shale City is located in Mercer County
  • Viola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <6>
  • Joy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Joy is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <6>
  • Little York
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little York <6>
  • Matherville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
    • Matherville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matherville <6>
  • Alexis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keithsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Eleanor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eleanor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County
    • Marston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
      • Marston is located in Mercer County
    • Gerlaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaw
      • Gerlaw is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlaw <6>
    • Reynolds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Milroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Henderson County
    • Shanghai City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
    • North Henderson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Griffin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Griffin is located in Mercer County
    • Preemption
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preemption have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption
      • Preemption is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preemption <6>
    • Buffalo Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
      • Petersville is located in Mercer County
    • New Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the McPherren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McPherren Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the McPherren Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the McPherren Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #413334  (McPherren Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #413334 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Aledo East
    • County: Mercer         Elev: 205
    • Location given for GNIS #413334 (McPherren Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McPherren Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1489, Longitude: -90.7262       In this case, the coordinates for the McPherren Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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